FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 14, 1996Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed MIN by 8 at halftime and won 101–93.

Final · Box score
Sixers81
Hawks106
Q1 ATL +6; Q2 ATL +14; Q3 ATL +15; Q4 ATL +25
Final · Box score
Hornets82
Bulls87
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI -3; Q3 CHI +1; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Kings94
Clippers106
Q1 LAC -2; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +6; Q4 LAC +12
Final · Box score
Raptors88
Heat89
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +1
Final · Box score
Nets91
Bucks101
Q1 MIL -1; Q2 MIL +8; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +10
Final · Box score
Cavs101
Wolves93
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE -8; Q3 CLE -6; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets82
Knicks89
Q1 NYK -2; Q2 NYK -5; Q3 NYK -2; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Mavs105
Spurs106
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS +2; Q4 SAS +1
Final · Box score
Rockets109
Sonics100
Q1 HOU +10; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Magic68
Jazz101
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +23; Q4 UTA +33
On this day · 1995–96Dec 14, 1995: 6 games. Top scorer: David Robinson (Spurs-Mavs), 33 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Wolves

Cleveland climbs out of an 8-point hole against Minnesota

Michael Jordan goes for 29 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-8-6+8CLE AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs22212137101
Wolves2526192393
Who led
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 18, 22, 17, 30, 14, 28, 12, 22CLE22 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Chris MillsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 17, 4, 17, 16, 6, 17, 21, 7, 19CLE19 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 22, 27, 28, 16, 14, 19, 25, 21MIN21 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 24, 8, 21, 6, 15, 10, 12, 19MIN19 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Utah posts the night's biggest win

Utah beat Orlando by 33, the widest margin of 10 games.

MIA over TOR1SAS over DAL1CHI over CHH5NYK over DEN7CLE over MIN8HOU over SEA9MIL over NJN10LAC over SAC12ATL over PHI25UTA over ORL33Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Mavs-Spurs combined for 211, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-SpursMavs 105, Spurs 106
211
Rockets-SonicsRockets 109, Sonics 100
209
Kings-ClippersKings 94, Clippers 106
200
Cavs-WolvesCavs 101, Wolves 93
194
Nets-BucksNets 91, Bucks 101
192
Sixers-HawksSixers 81, Hawks 106
187
Raptors-HeatRaptors 88, Heat 89
177
Nuggets-KnicksNuggets 82, Knicks 89
171
Magic-JazzMagic 68, Jazz 101
169
Hornets-BullsHornets 82, Bulls 87
169
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-HeatRaptors 88, Heat 89
+1 MIA
Mavs-SpursMavs 105, Spurs 106
+1 SAS
Hornets-BullsHornets 82, Bulls 87
+5 CHI
Nuggets-KnicksNuggets 82, Knicks 89
+7 NYK
Cavs-WolvesCavs 101, Wolves 93
+8 CLE
Rockets-SonicsRockets 109, Sonics 100
+9 HOU
Nets-BucksNets 91, Bucks 101
+10 MIL
Kings-ClippersKings 94, Clippers 106
+12 LAC
Sixers-HawksSixers 81, Hawks 106
+25 ATL
Magic-JazzMagic 68, Jazz 101
+33 UTA
CLE rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-WolvesCLE won · Cavs 101, Wolves 93
8 pts
Nuggets-KnicksNYK won · Nuggets 82, Knicks 89
5 pts
Hornets-BullsCHI won · Hornets 82, Bulls 87
3 pts
Mavs-SpursSAS won · Mavs 105, Spurs 106
3 pts
Kings-ClippersLAC won · Kings 94, Clippers 106
2 pts
Robinson shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RobinsonSAS · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
McDyessDEN · 29 PTS, 4 REB, 1 BLK
71% (12-17)
BlaylockATL · 17 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
ZoMIA · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 5 BLK, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
GeigerCHH · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
Final · Raptors-Heat
Raptors 88Heat 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2122133288
Heat2422222189
The story
Alonzo Mourning had 26 points and 10 rebounds as Miami beat Toronto 89-88

Walt Williams led Toronto with 18 PTS, 6 REB 26 PTS, 10 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 9-13 FG

The swing

The Heat won the third 22-13, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +3+3+12+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Spurs
Mavs 105Spurs 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs33242226105
Spurs30262525106
The story
David Robinson's 27 points and 10 rebounds carried San Antonio past Dallas, 106-105

For Dallas, George McCloud had 28 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 10-13 FG

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 25-22.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −3−1+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Bulls
Hornets 82Bulls 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1726152482
Bulls2020192887
The story
Chicago beat Charlotte 87-82 behind 12 points from Toni Kukoc

Glen Rice paced Charlotte: 25 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 12 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 4-9 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 19-15 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +3−3+1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.8Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.8 in 17 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Season avg11.2Last 3

11.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.0 in 18 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 20.3 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 16 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Mitch Richmond leads the day with 33

Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 25, 7, 29, 22, 22, 17, 24, 33Kings-Clippers · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 40, 36, 35, 40, 20, 37, 13, 27, 32, 29Bulls-Hornets · W
30.8 PPG season to date · −1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 15, 34, 26, 21, 15, 16, 5, 20, 16, 29Nuggets-Knicks · L
16.9 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 29, 22, 21, 28, 21, 19, 19, 28Sonics-Rockets · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
George McCloudPoints, last 10 games: 7, 22, 17, 21, 13, 3, 9, 17, 17, 28Mavs-Spurs · L
14.3 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 22, 11, 20, 36, 24, 28, 16, 27Bucks-Nets · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
George LynchVAN+4.0 11.6 last 10 · 7.6 season
Dominique WilkinsSAS+3.5 23.0 last 10 · 19.5 season
Chris GatlingDAL+2.9 23.3 last 10 · 20.4 season
Antonio McDyessDEN+2.8 19.7 last 10 · 16.9 season
Clifford RobinsonPOR+2.6 19.2 last 10 · 16.6 season
Cold
Eddie JonesLAL−4.1 11.9 last 10 · 16.0 season
Armen GilliamMIL−2.7 8.3 last 10 · 11.0 season
Ervin JohnsonDEN−2.3 3.1 last 10 · 5.4 season
Anthony GoldwireCHH−2.1 4.6 last 10 · 6.7 season
Todd DayBOS−2.1 7.4 last 10 · 9.5 season